You’re the experts, YourTutor is the safety net. To Australia’s teachers: You’re the experts, YourTutor is the safety net.

To Australia’s teachers: We aim to support your workload, support parents, and grow students’ persistence, confidence, and learning outcomes.

What we hear from teachers:

98 per cent of teachers feel their time is increasingly taken up by bureaucratic, administrative, and compliance tasks 1,000 teachers surveyed by the Australian Education Union, ACT Branch, September 2014

Out-of-hours workload is increasing because of online delivery:

Teachers haven’t been good at that - separating work and home. “ 10 or 20 years ago, you never would text a parent, but there are more ways we can communicate now and a lot of time can be spent with this kind of communication. Teachers haven’t been good at that - separating work and home. They’ll take home certain parts of their work to at home but we all know that with teaching you can spend hours and hours and hours every week. It’s endless and so we’ve got to have the disconnect. Dr Nicola Johnson, Senior Lecturer School of Education, Federation University ”

Students: After-hours, Australian students study 6 hours a week; an hour more than the OCED average. Education at a Glance report released by the OECD, 2014. Public school 5.1 hours/week, Private school 7.4 hours/week.

How do Australian students compare…? US and Japanese students were given an impossible maths problem. The US students struggled for 15 seconds then gave up. The Japanese students were still struggling after an hour. Study by Dr James Stigler, The National Commission on Mathematics And Science Teaching For The 21st Century

We all have different skills. Anxiety Worry Interest Flow Control Relaxation Boredom Apathy High Low Skill level Challenge level We all have different skills. Every student approaches a challenge uniquely, and have a different ‘struggle’ limit before they give up. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model” Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University

Educators know that getting “stuck” on a challenge High Anxiety Interest Flow Educators know that getting “stuck” on a challenge is just part of learning. What’s important, is what the student does next… Control Worry Challenge level Apathy Boredom Relaxation Low Low Skill level High Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model” Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University

…worry, anxiety, interest… High Anxiety Worry Interest Flow After-hours study, and the flipped classroom, don’t work effectively when students can’t progress past: …worry, anxiety, interest… Control Challenge level Apathy Boredom Relaxation Low Low Skill level High Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model” Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University

When a student is stuck, YourTutor helps them get unstuck. High Anxiety Interest Flow That’s how we help. When a student is stuck, YourTutor helps them get unstuck. Worry Control Challenge level Apathy Boredom Relaxation Low Low Skill level High Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model” Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University

after-hours, one-to-one help High Anxiety Interest Flow YourTutor is after-hours, one-to-one help to develop persistence, confidence, and achievement Worry Control Challenge level Apathy Boredom Relaxation Low Low Skill level High Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi’s “Flow Model” Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University

YourTutor is: After 3pm To support flipped learning When teachers aren’t able to offer one-to-one responses to 30 unique student enquiries

Trusted local teachers YourTutor is: After 3pm Trusted local teachers To support flipped learning When teachers aren’t able to offer one-to-one responses to 30 unique student enquiries Only the best teachers, tutors, and university experts So that schools across the country can trust the support is ethical and of the highest-standards

Trusted local teachers YourTutor is: After 3pm Trusted local teachers On-demand guidance To support flipped learning When teachers aren’t able to offer one-to-one responses to 30 unique student enquiries Only the best teachers, tutors, and university experts So that schools across the country can trust the support is ethical and of the highest-standards Moments of intervention So students receive the guidance to move past anxiety To catch learning opportunities before students give up

How does YourTutor work?

How does YourTutor work?

How does YourTutor work? When a student gets stuck He or she signs in, usually via the school’s intranet system. The tutor helps students discover the answer on their own, to develop confidence as well as learning.

At school At home/s Where can students use YourTutor? Anywhere with an internet connection 3pm – late, Sunday to Friday

Who are the online tutors? Hundreds of the best, local Australian teachers, tutors, and university experts See who they are: yourtutor.com.au/tutor-biographies

What subjects can the tutors help with?

English skills and concepts Essay writing Creative writing

Maths - Specialist/Extension Maths – General Maths (Years 7-10) Maths - Intermediate Maths - Specialist/Extension

Accounting Business studies Commerce Economics

Biology Chemistry General science Physics

Engineering Studies

Library Skills Referencing Assignment research Report writing Speeches Study skills

English and writing help? Students can also drop off a file for feedback One of our expert tutors will provide the student with personalised feedback in 24 hours.

Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014 “ A hat tip to you for the YourTutor help, my result in my latest physics test has greatly improved and was in fact the top mark in the class! thank you!!!   Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014 ”

In September 2014, students aged 13 – 18 were asked: Has YourTutor helped with your marks at school? 85% said “Yes”

"Students who use YourTutor do better overall." Saue Kokonis, Academic Director, Swinburne Online

Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014 “ A hat tip to you for the YourTutor help, my result in my latest physics test has greatly improved and was in fact the top mark in the class! thank you!!!   Banksia Park International High School Student, 2014 ”

Babs Helleman, Head of English, The Kings' School NSW “ YourTutor offers an independent voice, not a voice that will rewrite the assignment, story or essay, but a critical voice that can assist the students to improve their work. There is no doubt that those students who use the service regularly have benefited. Just receiving feedback that makes them think about their writing is a huge advantage. Babs Helleman, Head of English, The Kings' School NSW ”

Christopher Gold, Principal, St John's College Nambour “ "YourTutor provides an excellent opportunity for students to take control of their learning whilst at the same time it encourages a love of learning and a culture of learning across the school community."    Christopher Gold, Principal, St John's College Nambour ”

ZeMing Jiang, Year 11 student, Western Australia “ What a lovely experience. Actually focused on how to tackle the question instead of just giving me answers. As a Chinese student studying in Australia, It is kinda hard to understand all the concepts in class,Because I’m a ESL speaker ,I would need that extra help, but the teacher wont have enough time to help everyone,This is where Yoututor really stand out from the rest of the online tutoring sites.At first I thought its another tutor website with tonnes of scripted lines and bots,I didn't give much hope to it ,until I tried it today,Its just like a tutor that helps you in every subject.Now, not all tutors can do that and all of this are just for FREE.I will be using Yoututor more often,improving on my English skills and essay writing. I'm glad to be one of the students witnessing the turning point of future education. ZeMing Jiang, Year 11 student, Western Australia ”

Teachers, how can you use YourTutor with your students? We all know students are busy and distracted. You can consistently remind students YourTutor is free for them, exclusively and unlimited as part of their enrolment. Contact your local YourTutor Director for free staff information, to set up a staff training, for free materials and template email copy, student training videos, and more.

You need to sign in through the school LMS and click ‘YourTutor’. Tip: Copy and paste this text for your next email to students, or to add to the student forum, intranet space, or your out-of-hours email signature “Need to get unstuck on English, maths, or your writing? Get on-demand help from the ‘YourTutor’ service: Real life experts waiting to help with your question, 3pm to late, Sun-Fri. You need to sign in through the school LMS and click ‘YourTutor’.

Visit: yourtutor.com.au/schoolstaff Questions about how your students connect? support@yourtutor.com.au